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Technology minister

Coverage of Technology minister in the Nexus archive.

Earliest in view: Apr 23 · 13:31 UTCMost recent: Apr 23 · 13:31 UTC
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UK Biobankorganization2Alibabaorganization2UK governmentorganization2UKplace1Health data breachtopic1health recordstopic1data breachtopic1de-identified informationtopic1
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  • SECURITYApr 23 · 13:31 UTCTHE GUARDIAN WORLD
    Private health records of half a million Britons offered for sale on Chinese website

    The UK government confirmed that private health records of 500,000 British volunteers from the UK Biobank project were advertised for sale on Alibaba, a Chinese website. The data was removed before any sales occurred, and the breach was highlighted by the technology minister in a parliamentary update.

  • HEALTHApr 23 · 13:31 UTCTHE GUARDIAN TECH
    Private health records of half a million Britons offered for sale on Chinese website

    The UK government confirmed that private health records of half a million British volunteers from the UK Biobank project were offered for sale on Alibaba, a Chinese website. The data was removed before any sales occurred, and the information was described as 'de-identified'.